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Essays published in honour of the Trinity College-based scholar who has been at the forefront of Middle English studies in Ireland for many years. Contents as follows: David Aers on the Testimony of William Thorpe - Valerie Allen on tournament and toxophily in late-medieval England - Julia Boffey on Chaucers fortune in the 1530s - John A. Burrow Chaucers Book of the duchess - Helen Conrad-OBriain Sir Orfeo - Helen Cooper The date of the Auchinleck manuscript - Anne Marie DArcy Henrysons The testament of Cresseid - A.S.G. ...
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Essays published in honour of the Trinity College-based scholar who has been at the forefront of Middle English studies in Ireland for many years. Contents as follows: David Aers on the Testimony of William Thorpe - Valerie Allen on tournament and toxophily in late-medieval England - Julia Boffey on Chaucers fortune in the 1530s - John A. Burrow Chaucers Book of the duchess - Helen Conrad-OBriain Sir Orfeo - Helen Cooper The date of the Auchinleck manuscript - Anne Marie DArcy Henrysons The testament of Cresseid - A.S.G. Edwards The Canterbury tales - Richard Firth Green The hunting of the hare - Alan J. Fletcher The pearl - Ralph Hanna Some TCD manuscripts - Angela M. Lucas on Chaucers Franklins tale - Peter J. Lucas on Capgraves The solace of pilgrimes - Alastair J. Minnis Piers Plowman - Charlotte C. Morse Scenes of farewell in the middle ages - Derek Pearsall The flower and the leaf and The assembly of ladies - Helen Phillips Remembering Edward I - Oliver S. Pickering The
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New in New jacket. 416 pages. This substantial collection of essays written in honour of Professor John Scattergood by some of the leading scholars in the field explores a rich variety of late-medieval and early Renaissance texts and cultural endeavours. Each essay not only aims to illuminate its chosen topic, but collectively, all illustrate the sheer range of approaches currently available within the wider historical past. Synopsis: Irish, British, and North American scholars of Medieval literature explore a range of English authors and works, focusing on the interface of the literary texts with their historical and political moment. Among their topics are tournament and toxophily in late-Medieval England, some reflections of Sir Orfeo's poetic mirror of polity, the letter and Size: 3.2 x 15.9 x 23.5 cm. 416 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN: 1851829296. ISBN/EAN: 9781851829293.

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